The Hillwood Herald is the news blog of Hillwood Academic Day School. Written and published by the school’s upper grades (fifth through eighth), this blog tracks student, staff, and family happenings at the school.

Friday, September 19, 2014

Stubby a dog who fought in World War 1

This Article is about Stubby!!!!!! A dog who fought in World War 1! When Private J.Robert Conroy was training for combat, he found a puppy and named him Stubby. The dog learned drills, bugle calls and a dog salute. Stubby made people feel happy and, so he was allowed to stay in the camp. When Private J. Robert Conroy was boarding a ship the SS Minnesota to France he hid Stubby in a coal bin.
When J. Robert Conroy's commanding officer found out that Stubby was onboard, the dog gave him a salute. So the officer let Stubby stay on board. Stubby soon was used to the noise of bombs and rifles.

Stubby's first injury was from a gas exposure. The injury made Stubby sensitive to any time of gas . When J. Roberts Conroy division was bombed by a gas launch Stubby sensed the gas and woke up all the soldiers to sound the gas alarm. A German spy was mapping a layout of the French base, Stubby saw the spy, and was biting his leg untill American Soldiers came. For finding the spy Stubby got a field promotion of sergeant and is the first dog to get a field promotion. Stubby was injured by a grenade blast and had loads of shrapnel on his chest and leg. By the end of World War 1 Stubby fought in 17 battles and but eventually died in 1926. The END.